FEAR Drawing a line through Nazi-fighting wartime President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the author proposes that prevalent fear is the truest test and measure of democracy in a nation. The greater the ...

MYTH Through a year of shocking reversals for the rule of law and democracy, a myth of Donald Trump’s inevitable ascendancy has taken hold. But that myth ignores how deeply unpopular Trump’s ...

When we’re willing to view life as the teacher, even in the midst of uncertainty, a journey begins. This journey—some might call it the spiritual path—challenges us to shift from fear of uncertainty ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I broke down and spent the money to have a poster framed. I’ve had it for years. It belonged to my parents, and it was an insert in the New York Post magazine in 1943. It’s a Norman Rockwell piece and ...

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The document declared the 13 colonies an independent nation from Great Britain. Though the Revolutionary War ...